What Are The 5 Symptoms Of Ptsd? A Review By Doctors
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Expert opinion from Marcella Abunahman Pereira
Specialization in Clinical Cardiology · 12 years of experience · Brazil
Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can develop after a very stressful, frightening or distressing event or after a prolonged traumatic experience. The 5 symptoms of PTSD are nightmares or flashbacks of the traumatic event, anxiety and hypervigilance because the person is always looking out for danger, isolation and avoiding places, activities or people that remind you of the traumatic event.
Expert opinion from Gustavo Campos
Doctor of Medicine · 9 years of experience · Brazil
Re-experiencing traumatic moments through dreams, flashbacks, and unpleasant memories; avoiding trauma-related stimuli; negative thoughts; anxiety; and arousal and reactivity with impatience, anger, and problems concentrating or sleeping are some of the most typical PTSD symptoms.
Expert opinion from Wesley D Palmer
Doctor of Medicine · 23 years of experience · USA
Symptoms of PTSD include hypervigilence, difficulty sleeping, feeling as reliving the traumatic event, numbness or disassociation, and irritability.
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